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,@itr gisten get-'int .JAMES nnenninn. OFMANSFIELD. oH-Io.

Letters Patent No. 74,968, and February 25, 186e.v

IMPROVEMENT IN `A'JIAGHMENTl POR HOT-AIB. REGISTRES.

To ALI.` wHoM 1r MAY concierne:

. Ble it known that L ,IAMES DQIVIcBitID'E, of Mansfield, in the countyof Richland, and in the-*State of Ohio, have invented an ImprovedCombined Evaporator, Heat-Director, Drier', and Oven; and do herebydeclare -that the following is a full, clear, andexact-descriptionthereof, `rei'ere'nce beinghad to the accompanyingdrawings, i

makinga part oi' this specification, in which- Figure 1 shows myimprovement with the doors open. Figure? shows thesnm'elwith the doorsclosed. Figure 3 shows a. tie-1- of shelves iitted to the 'inside ofthecase. Letters of like name refer to like parts in each of the figures.

' The nature o'f my invention onsists infan attachmentto registers forthe purpose of remedying sonic of the. evils attendantv upon the useofhot air for warming rooms, among whiclrare lack-ofsuiiicient'moistnreto render the atmosphere healthy, andi-want of meansfor contrblling the current of hot air, so as to prevent its risingimniedi'ttely to the ceilingbefore the lower part oi' the room iswarmed, and soiling the-.Waller paper for several feet abovethe-register by the Asoot and dirt it contains. Y

It is-also intended to furnish'means for warming the many articles'required in a sick-room, or for drying cloths, or any small articles ofclothing.v i l A represents the case orframe placed over the register,and held firmly against the wall by-iianges, against which the registeris pressed by the `screws holding it in place. B is a tra-y, forholdingswater for evaporation, with a. cover, C, which is perforated',to allow the steam to escape.4 D is another tray'formed by the bottom ofthe case, ln.nd is also used' to hold water for evaporation. E E aredoors, by which the front ofthe ca sc A can be closed', when desired. li

When it is desired to warm aroonn.v quickly, -thi: doors E E are opened,and the air passingthrough the register receives direction from the casesurrounding. it, and is then thrown with muchforce far into the roombefore risingto the ceiling. The current of airfin passing' over thetray D, evaporates a suicient quantity of water to properly moisten theair, and renderV it pleasant and healthy. When less heat is required,the doors E E aresclosed, throwing the air upwards through the spacebetween the tray B and doors E E, heating the water in the tray B'toAany degree of temperature required. This -s especially convenient whenhot'wnter is desired for the sick-room, shaving, &c.-

When articles offend or otherthings require warming, the stand ofshelves E is placed in the' case, the doors being open, and the articlesplaced thereon, when, by regulating the ow of h'ot`air, they can lbereadily and quickly prepared.

If desirable, hooks may be placed-upon thel under side of theitrayB,upon which small articles of clothing,

cloths, Snc., can be hung. to dry, the strong current ofiair producingresultsin a few minutes that would require hours to accomplish in anyother way.- i

Having thus fully set forth'the'naturc and `meritsofmyiimpr'ovemenn'whnt I lclaim as niy invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, -is-'-v i v Y Y l In combination withan attachmentfor 'a .h'ot-airj'egister; the water-vessels B and D, arranged in theman ner and substantially as herein described. v I-also claim the standF, when 'used for the purpose and in the mannensnbstantially as hereinset forth. Y I alsol claim the combination of theseveral parts A, B,"C,D, E, and F, for the purpose and substantially as herein described. I vl .y 1 In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set myhand, this 18th day of February, 1868.

JAS. Y D.- McBRIDE.

Witnesses Gao. TRUESDELL, Davis' E. CASTLE.

